Caretaker gets 13 years for thefts from elderly

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. 
A California caretaker has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for looting the accounts of elderly people she was trusted to watch over.

Orange County prosecutors say 51-year-old Norma Ruth Casini of Laguna Hills stole more than $642,000 from victims and spent the money on personal expenses, shopping, travel, dog groomers and a dog whisperer.

Casini pleaded guilty to three felony counts of caretaker theft and other charges and she was sentenced Thursday by a Newport Beach judge, who also ordered her to pay $642,000 in restitution and more than $1.2 million in fines.

Her 57-year-old husband Leno Casini and her 23-year-old daughter Anastasia Darlena Mendezketler also pleaded guilty to felonies and got jail sentences for their roles in the case.